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The vinylidene radical (H2C = C) is proposed as an intermediate in the combination reaction of triplet methylene. The conclusion is based upon the distribution of isotopic acetylenes produced from a 1:1 mixture of CD2 and CH2. The path of the reaction and the energetics of the intermediate species are discussed.
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Allan H. Laufer (1982) studied this question.
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